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All-in fees under 3% on a $1M raise.

Every platform fee included — success fee, monthly plan, onboarding and escrow setup: $28,495 all-in (2.85%) on a $1,000,000 raise open four months with our Syndicator plan. The largest portals’ published success fees run 4.9–8.5% before setup and monthly charges — and three of the five also take 1–2% of the raise in securities.

2%success fee on funds raised — Syndicator plan
$1,499/mowhile your raise is live ($1,400/mo on an annual plan)
$2,499one-time: $1,499 onboarding + $1,000 escrow setup

Comparison basis, per the platforms’ own SEC filings and published fee schedules as of September 2026: Wefunder 7.9% + $1,000/yr · StartEngine ~7.5% + 1% in securities + $10,000 setup · Republic 7% published + 1.5–2% of securities (its filed terms add a $5,000–$7,500 non-refundable onboarding fee). Other portals’ fees vary.

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What a $1M raise costs.

Typical portal 7% success fee alone — before setup, monthly and escrow charges
$70,000
Invown everything included — Syndicator plan
$28,495
$41,505 stays with you
Bars proportional: Invown 2.85% all-in vs a 7% success fee alone — most portals add setup, monthly and escrow charges on top. Raise open 4 months; assumptions as disclosed below.
Typical portalInvown — Syndicator planDifference
Success fee$70,000 at 7%published headline rates at the five largest run 4.9–8.5%$20,000 (2%)$50,000 lessat the 7% anchor
Monthly plan (4 months)$0 – $8,000+$1,000/yr to $2,000+/mo where charged$5,996Up to $5,996 more
Onboarding / setup$5,000 – $47,500 at four of the five largest$0 at one$1,499$3,501 – $46,001 lessor $1,499 more vs the one $0-setup portal
Escrow setupBundled, ~$500 – $1,500, or unpublished$1,000About the sameup to $1,000 more where bundled
Total$70,000 (7%)success fee alone$28,495 (2.85%)all-in$41,505 saved

Where these numbers come from. Estimate for a $1,000,000 raise open 4 months on Invown’s Syndicator plan (monthly billing). Typical-portal figures come from the five largest Reg CF platforms’ own SEC filings (Form C compensation disclosures, 10-Ks, filed order forms) and published fee schedules, re-verified September 29, 2026.

The 7% anchor. Published success fees run 4.9–8.5%; the 7% anchor sits mid-band — it understates three of the five and overstates the two cheapest on their filed terms.

What portals add on top. Four of the five charge a one-time setup or onboarding fee of $5,000–$47,500, several amounts disclosed only in SEC filings and one explicitly non-refundable; one charges none. Published recurring charges run from $1,000 per year to $2,000 or more per month, including post-close annual charges where that is how a platform bills; escrow is a third-party bank at every portal, with issuer-paid fees that are bundled, roughly $500–$1,500, or left to unpublished negotiated schedules. Three of the five also take 1–2% of the offering in the issuer’s own securities — dilution rather than cash, not counted in this table. Wherever a platform publishes no charge for a line, this table credits it $0.

DealMaker. Tracked separately from the five portals above: DealMaker’s Reg CF clients’ Form C filings from August to October 2026 disclose an 8.5% commission in 8 of 9 sampled offerings, plus setup and monthly platform fees that vary by issuer (roughly $2,000–$15,000 per month in the sampled filings), with no securities taken.

Invown’s track record. Nearly $7.5 million in investor commitments and reservations across more than 20 offerings hosted on Invown since 2022, counted from Invown’s own platform records as of October 12, 2026.

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The honest range. On their own filed terms, the verified all-in cash cost of a $1M raise at the five largest runs from about $54,000 to $128,500 or more before optional marketing packages, so savings against Invown’s $28,495 all-in range from about $25,500 to $100,000; the headline $41,505 measures against the 7% success fee alone.

What’s excluded. Third-party Form C, legal and CPA-review costs (typically $1,500–$10,000 per the portals’ own disclosures) are excluded from both columns; payment processing is a pass-through at Invown and investor-paid or bundled at most portals. Fee schedules change and some amounts are negotiated per deal. Full plan lineup and inclusions on our pricing page.

What your fees cover.

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Offering setupYour listing, documents and escrow configured with our team — onboarding is the $1,499 you saw above, not a surprise.
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Investor onboardingAccreditation, subscriptions and payments handled on-platform while your raise is live.
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Raise managementTrack commitments and close — the 2% success fee is the only fee tied to what you raise.

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